Wheelchair basketball

A group of six strong men, participate in a passionate game of wheelchair basketball. The soft, beautiful notes in the background, ascend into the air and stay there. As the game ends and the group of men leave the gym together, a man’s deep, determined voice says, “ dedication, loyalty, and friendship”. “Guinness:Wheelchair Basketball”, by director Noam Murra, incorporates all the sounds and emotions that show above. This commercial was released September 2013 on tvs everywhere across the country. The message of this commercial makes it clear that Guinness believes in the idea that friendship and great character qualities will help you live a better, peaceful life in the long run. To convey Guinnesses message across, Murra establishes ethos, exhibits word choice, and demonstrates pathos.…

Philly Rec Fest On September 27, 2014 I attended the Philadelphia Rec Fest at the Carousel House Recreation Center. It held activities for people with or without physical limitations including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, rock climbing, and even scuba diving! I volunteered for this event rather than the other 5 events because I wanted to contribute to helping the people in our city of Philadelphia. It was amazing to see how many people came out to not only support the event, but…

Wheelchair Sports Manitoba: Basketball Practicum For my eight hours practicum, I decided participate in wheelchair basketball. The program is organized through Manitoba Wheelchair Sport Association (MWSA), every Tuesday nights from 7pm-9pm at the Duckworth Centre of the University of Winnipeg. The program welcomes a variety of athletes of different ages and abilities. Attending the University of Winnipeg as a student athlete, there have been many sessions of wheelchair basketball after our…

Guinness; a beer company known around the world, based in Ireland, for a great tasting dark beer. There vastly different breeds of beer commercials, whether it be Budweiser’s infamous horses, or the “Bud Light Party” commercials, one thing remains constant, they all have a place in memory. Guinness Beer decided to push the envelope, so to speak, and display something different. There are many classifications of the word different, yet it is the audiences job to determine their own…

Wheelchairs and disabled people have been a part of the world for hundreds of years. People have had a long time to adapt the world to fit them, but they haven’t. Many places, developed or not, lack greatly in wheelchair accessibility. Some places go as far as to purposely exclude those in wheelchairs. This world likes to pretend as if the disabled simply don’t exist, and the proof is ever evident. Wheelchairs, for example, are a luxury only developed countries have regular access to, even when…

(2009) mentions “Murderball is a recent release and is one of very few documentaries about disability release as major motion picture”. Murderball is documentary about the sport of wheelchair rugby between the Canadian and United states men’s team. Peter (2012) describes “wheelchair rugby is the most thrilling and brutal sport in the Paralympics”. In able- body society wheelchair represent as weakness but wheelchair rugby break up stereotype of non- able body society (Lindemann, 2008 p,1). It…

Invacare offers a variety of product lines to consumers. Invacare is the leader of manufacturing and distributing medical equipment used in homes. Invacare’s product lines include power and manual wheelchairs, personal mobility, seating and positioning products, home care bed systems and oxygen systems. In addition to offering these products Invacare also offers service and repairs for their products to customers. One of the things that have contributed to the success of Invacare is the product…

years of high school and start heading off to college when we realize that life in itself is truly a blessing. Looking back on my childhood, making the basketball team or baseball team was never hard. School always came easy, and tons of people would come to my middle school turn-ups. However, for others this is only but a dream. I remember on my twelfth birthday i was having a small celebration with my family, always marble cake because it was the best. My Aunt and little…

Moreover, Mairs argues that the media through television and movies fail to depict physical disabilities as normal. Many of the examples that Mairs gives in her essay are similar to what I see in the media and feel as someone who interacts with disabled people. Therefore, I agree Mairs call for depicting “disabled people in the ordinary activities of daily life”. The lack of depiction in the media of disabilities as normal has caused many people to have a negative bias towards the disabled.…

Results. Wheelchairs provide mobility that can be either self-directed or partner assisted. Manual wheelchairs are the most common MAT device (Collins, 216) and allow the individual to self-propel or to be pushed by another person. Powered wheelchairs permit the user to easily control the direction and speed of the machine. Some powered wheelchairs allow occupants to adjust the seat position--some chairs can even fully recline to a sleeping position. Other wheelchairs are push-assisted--that is,…